Scientists released images of Pluto
July 20, 2015
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Scientists released images of Pluto

A tweet by the mission, that Stern retweeted, says the spacecraft has a new bumper…

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New Horizon offers new outlook on Pluto
July 20, 2015
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New Horizon offers new outlook on Pluto

And I didn’t. The “tail” is made up of nitrogen that is escaping the atmosphere…

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Planet envy | HeraldNet.com – The Buzz
July 20, 2015
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Planet envy | HeraldNet.com – The Buzz

The plains are the mountains’ neighbors to the north. The peaks are now known, informally…

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Pluto plain resembles frozen mud cracks on Earth
July 20, 2015
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Pluto plain resembles frozen mud cracks on Earth

This is the first observation of Pluto’s atmosphere at altitudes higher than 170 miles above…

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Nasa releases historic close-up images of Pluto
July 20, 2015
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Nasa releases historic close-up images of Pluto

The first close-up views of Pluto show mountains made of ice and a surprisingly young,…

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‘Something wonderful’: 1st close-up pictures of Pluto
July 20, 2015
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‘Something wonderful’: 1st close-up pictures of Pluto

Observed within Hydra’s bright regions is a darker circular structure with a diameter of around…

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Stunning Images of Pluto Mountains Keep Scientists Busy for Now
July 19, 2015
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Stunning Images of Pluto Mountains Keep Scientists Busy for Now

The images show there is a range of mountains rising as high as 11,000ft (3,353m)…

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Coming attractions: 1st close-up pictures of Pluto
July 19, 2015
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Coming attractions: 1st close-up pictures of Pluto

New Horizons, a piano-sized spacecraft that has been traveling 3 billion miles through the solar…

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Pluto’s mountainous surface could be biologically active, say
July 19, 2015
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Pluto’s mountainous surface could be biologically active, say

Icy mountains on Pluto and a new, crisp view of its largest moon, Charon, are…

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Pluto has huge mountains, Charon has canyons
July 19, 2015
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Pluto has huge mountains, Charon has canyons

Little is known about Pluto due to its distant location and unusual oval orbit, which…

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